Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Opa-locka Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 12086000508 · Miami-Dade, FL · pop 3,907 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 12086000508 reflects conditions in the Opa-locka neighborhood of Opa-locka, Florida. On the national scale it ranks #20,665 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 74% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,307 a month against an average household income of $24,826 a year, roughly 63% of income at the averages. Renters make up 98% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 72%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units1,350
Renter share97.8%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate38.8%
Median income$24,826
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Opa-locka and the region
Centroid at 25.8842, -80.2552 · click any tract to drill in
Why Opa-locka scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Opa-locka
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
38.8% poverty · this tract
9.7
Supply constraint
$1,307 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Opa-locka
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Opa-locka
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Opa-locka
7.4
How Opa-locka compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 348Total filings 2020-21
- 4.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 7.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.64×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Miami as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Opa-locka. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Opa-locka
What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Opa-locka, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Miami-Dade County average of 5.3 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.64x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 12086000508
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12086000508?
Census tract 12086000508 in the Opa-locka neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 12086000508?
Median gross rent is $1,307/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12086000508?
38.8% of residents in tract 12086000508 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,907.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12086000508?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 93th, minority 100th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 12086000508 considered part of Opa-locka?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12086000508 fall within Opa-locka (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12086000508 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.64× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Miami eviction risk), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 12086000508 compare to Opa-locka overall?
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Opa-locka
Top eight tracts in Opa-locka ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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